"It was a very positive, good, generous gesture," foreign secretary S Jaishankar told reporters here when asked to comment on the evacuation of Indians by Pakistan and then bringing them here by a special flight.
"Pakistan took great trouble and we need to appreciate that," he added.
The 11 Indians were evacuated by a Pakistani navy ship from Yemen to Karachi along with 171 Pakistanis. The Indians were then flown here on Wednesday.
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Jaishankar said the crisis like in Yemen provides an opportunity for countries to work together as noted that India too had evacuated 409 nationals of 32 countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
"Different countries are helping out irrespective of nationalities," he said, adding India sees it as an opportunity to cooperate with each other while some may see it as "posturing".
An Indian national, evacuated from Yemen by Pakistani navy ship, waves upon his arrival at Karachi port in Pakistan, on April 7, 2015. (AP photo)
On Saturday, Pakistan evacuated 11 Indians along with 148 Pakistani citizens from Yemen's southeastern city of Mokallah, which is now almost entirely under control of al-Qaida fighters.
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The PNS Aslat has set off for Pakistan after successfully evacuating 148 citizens and 35 foreigners, including 11 Indians, from Mokallah, the foreign office said.
The PNS Aslat, dispatched earlier, arrived in Mokallah on Friday. The roads leading to the port had been closed.
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